AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Amends the time within which mail ballots must be returned to the state board of elections and the time to commence the counting of mail ballots on election day, from nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. to eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Apr 5, 2018
Signed Jun 25, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2018
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
May 31, 2018
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2018
Signed into law
06/25/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/19/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 1, 2018
Committee
06/01/2018 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced
04/05/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
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